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Nrrnn STATES JOHN WV. GOSLING, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN CARRlAGE-SPRINGS.

Specilieation forming part of Letters Patent No. 1118,208, dated March3, 1874 application tiled October 20, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J oHN W. GosLtNc, of Cincinnati, Hamilton county,State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inCarriages, of which the following is a specification:

My invention relates to the class of flexible carriage-frames designedto connect the body otl a carriage with its axles and my inventionconsists in such a combination and arrangement of the springs and barscomposing the frame that a movement of uniform iiexibility is effectedand lateral support provided for the body of the carriage.

Figure l is a perspective view of acarriage, minus the wheels, embodyingmy invention, in which double side bars are used in the constructionofthe frame. Fig. 2 illustrates my invention as applied to a carriage inwhich the frame has single side bars.

Ais the body of the carriage, land B the axles. C is the customaryperclnconnecting the axles together through the ordinary king-bolt init'th-Wheel D. Spring E is attached to the perch-traine C and spring Eover the reti` axle. Side springs F are secured to the body of thecarriage at the center, and the outer ends are connected togetherlongitudinally by upper side bars G, in the manner shown in Fig. l. Thebars G are connected to lower side bars H at the center7 so that bothbars may act as flexible connections, the ends ot' the lower bars Hbeing secured to the outer ends of the springs E E. Bars I'connect theouter ends ot' the two springs F and the two bars G together. By thispeculiar combination of flexible bars and springs, great and uniformexibility is obtained, and lateral support is afforded for the body ofthe carriage. The upper side bars G may be omitted, and the transversebars I connected immediately to the side bars H, all as clearlyexhibited in Fig. 2 ot' the drawings.

I claimw The combination of springs HE', springs F, cross-bars I, andsingle or double side bars, all connected to the body of the carriageand axles, substantially in the manner and for the purpose specified.

In testimony of which invention I hereunto set my hand.

JOHN W. GOSLING.

Witnesses:

FRANK MILLWARD, J. L. WARTMANN.

